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    Judicial officer charged with housemaid’s murder

    A woman is in police custody in Twante Township, accused of beating or torturing her housemaid so severely that she died.

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    Burma’s broken system silent on violence against women

    Recent revelations about severe abuses inflicted on two young housemaids have highlighted the need for better protection of the rights of girls and women.

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    Rape victims struggle to find justice

    Drawn out court proceedings, weak law enforcement and conservative attitudes towards women undermine justice in rape cases

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    DVB Debate: Protecting Burma’s migrants video

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    DVB Debate: Protecting Burma’s migrants

    Panellists on DVB Debate discuss how to protect the millions of migrant labourers who leave Burma in search of work.

    Ratifying ILO convention should be child’s play video

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    Ratifying ILO convention should be child’s play

    Burma’s parliament has announced it will ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour on 18 December, exactly one year after signing.

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    Female migrants see dark side of China’s border

    China’s Ruili has seen a tenfold increase in migrants from Burma since 2006, many of whom are women facing workplace abuse

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    Farmers given lengthy jail terms

    Farmers facing prosecution by military owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEH) and Htoo Trading Company were given lengthy prison terms

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    Head teacher demoted after assault allegations

    Jan 22, 2009 (DVB), A primary school head teacher in Yaynanchaung has been demoted to teaching kindergarten after being accused of sexually assaulting two young girls, according to a relative[…]

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    Rights groups condemn Rohingya abuse

    Jan 19, 2009 (DVB), Human rights groups have condemned the Thai authorities' treatment of hundreds of Rohingya who washed up on Thai shores last year and were reportedly towed back[…]

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    Constitution perpetuates violence against women: WLB

    Nov 27, 2008 (DVB), The Women's League of Burma has said the military regime's new constitution condemns women to a continuing cycle of violence, in a statement released to mark[…]

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    Volunteer police officer beaten under interrogation

    Nov 20, 2008 (DVB), Several volunteer police officers in Rangoon’s Thanlyin township have quit the force in disappointment after police beat up a member of the unpaid squad, according to[…]

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    Rights group highlights abuse of children in conflict

    Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), The Human Rights Education Institute of Burma has published accounts of numerous violations of the rights of children due to armed conflict, in a new report[…]

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    Arakan housemaid escapes mistreatment

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), An Arakan housemaid who worked for the family of an SPDC officer has been taken in by the Arakan Women's Association after being mistreated by her[…]

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